City Weekly, 19 February 1999

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    26 1 CITY Weekly THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD AND COMMERCIAL NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTED FREE WITH THE STRAITS TIMES MITA (P) 281/10/98 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1999 V 01.12 N 0.7
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      212 1 L*L ft /[f m feb 2J* Wi! V ALLEY PHOTO Since 1968 ALLEY PHOTO TRADERS PTE LTD SaSh Usher in the Year of The Rabbit with big; value menus ,60 180 (6 ttMmutmm x.o .nnmmmm •wmh#* &%xm®m $240 (6 fiffl) Misfed («e> &l£sX.m TSffl«S4 S±+/I)@4«F KTfTffiMT m*t& SJRS** $3BB (lo^)
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    Cooks can bake and bakers can cook
    699 2  -  Just one of tactics company adopts to stay ahead By CELINE TEO ALL HER life, she has had her hands in dough. No, not cold, hard cash, but that warm mixture of flour, eggs and water. Mrs Choo Yen Lan is the owner
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    The girl who bought a cake and stayed
    197 2 KWEH UENG KIAM is only 33 years old but has been with the company for 16 years. She was in secondary two when Mrs Choo met her. Her father had been retrenched and the family did not have much money. Send Mrs
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    Deals you won't pooh at
    196 2 SOME paid $l5O for the stuffed animal which others consider ugly. But now, Furby, the latest interactive toy pet is available at $79.90. It was initially brought in by enterprising owners of hobby and toy stores. Early this month, toy distributor Hasbro brought it into
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      494 3 (Minimum 2 persons. Daily Departure) fyljajrffti provides a series of Free Easy packages specially designed and planned for travel all around the world. Now you can immerse yourself in different cultures and beautiful sceneries of the East and West, old and new as you travel to China, Asia, America and
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  • COMMERCIAL NEWS
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      Good design makes Swatch tick
      470 4  -  By SELINA LUM BOLD clashes of orange, scarlet, blue and yellow vie for your attention with strobe images on TV screens. This is the look of the new Swatch flagship store at Plaza Singapura. With the opening of the 800-sq ft store, there are now
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  • MY LITTLE SHOP
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      John gets on your nerves...
      288 4  -  ...To soothe your aches and pains By ANGELICA TAN HE LOOKS like an ordinary Joe. So, it is a surprise when masseur John Tan (right) reveals he is visually handicapped. John, 39, has a condition known as Retinitis Pigmentosa, a deterioration of the retina cells
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      326 4 i iden To The Best Of British Speakers Design exploiting the full potential of YAMAHA DSP-A1 (bathEEESIIIBB***** winners) In our Home Theatre set up The magnetically shielded Celestion A3 Is crafted to meet the demands of recording technologies where sources like CD, Home Theatre Dolby AC3 DTS for example, require
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      61 4 Where the blind masseurs are Ichiban Foot Reflexology Centre #O2-105, New Roxy Square Shopping Centre Tel: 346-1810 Healthy Body Massage 54A, Temple Street Tel: 222-6032 Ngee Ann Foot Reflexology 244, Upper Thomson Road Tel: *****67 Carry Traditional Foot Reflexology #O3-56, Peoples Park Complex Tel: 536-2913 Chew Huat Foot Reflexology 1074A,
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  • WHAT'S ON
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      Chinese folk art
      497 5 Others Aspects of Southeast Asian Art Dr Hugo Weihe from Christie’s North and South America will kick off Art Lunch, a series of monthly luncfvtime art talks presented by Christie’s Singapore. March 25, noon to 2 pm. Bice Ristorante, Goodwood Park Hotel. $3O per person (includes lunch).
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  • AT THE MOVIES
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      Mothers step up contest
      346 5  -  By ANDRE YEO What it’s about WHEN two women love one man and have to share two children, there can only be problems. Jackie (Susan Sarandon) is a loving mother to Anna (Jena Malone), 12, and Ben (Liam Aiken), seven, from her marriage to Luke (Ed
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      181 5 jajf U^Sesi smrif if I*^' ,-aJw* Vi siMsm JESS bjr:.. N. >■ >^H srJKmk' 9 J m w ll* 'vs 5 1 C, •X> iv •ft'S-.^.h) •7T\F i^^gF^ Jk ¥>' vz mwm *sr w KUBLAI KHAN MONGOLIAN BBQ RESTAURANT Reservations call *****88 9 Penang Road #O4-01 ParkMalL Usher in the
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  • LO Hei
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      Treat your family to a grand feast
      277 6  - T reat your family to a grand feast DESMOND NG IF YOU wish to treat your family and friends to Chinese delicacies, this is the restaurant to goto. Living up to its grand name, Dragon Gate Restaurant offers Lunar New Year specialities such as braised oyster in dried bean curd
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      Toss for a good year
      51 6 TOSS to good luck and prosperity at The Oriental. Cherry Garden is offering a colourful feast (above) with its stur- geon yu sheng at $35 (small) and $75 (large); salmon yu sheng at $35 (small) and $75 (large) and abalone at ($4O) small and $BO
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      Toss higher to better fortune
      372 7  -  Free yu sheng dish with festive set menus CELINE TEO IT MAY not be the best of times but that does not mean you cannot gather the family for a toss to the New Year. The customary fa cai yu sheng is traditionally eaten on
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      Have dishes cooked by mum
      352 8  -  ANGELICA TAN A HANDFUL of us, myself included, are blessed with mothers who are excellent cooks. The same could be said of Diana Cheng, 30, owner of My Mum’s Cuisine. In fact, her restaurant, furnished with nostalgic remnants of yesteryear, such as marble-top coffee tables,
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      313 6 F ■t s& m S- t (&een/a/ > 3?nn “Simply The Best” Oriental Thai Inn Shark’s Fin Seafood Restaurant 97-100 Duxton Road (Tg. Pagar) Singapore *****1 Lunch: 11am 3pm Dinner: 630 pm -11 pm Have 2 is better than 1... THAI CHINESE CUISINE TOGETHER LUNAR NEW TEAR FEAST 19th Feb
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      258 7 FREE FA CAI YU SHENG Welcome the New Year with great fortune and prosperity! Take pleasure from our full-flavoured set menus and get an EXTRA serving of good luck with our FREE FA CAI YU SHENG. Valid from l Feb 2 Mar 1999 9 l y Great Value Special Menus
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      189 8 I f y lucky Yu Sheng Serving from 13/2-15/3/99 We ore open from 10.00 am between 17/2-22/2/99 stevrt 2 Meat iSSi^SSflfwsss. w Prices subject to tea, towels and peanuts charge, i' 0% Sendee Charge 3% GST te at t, a«, Harbour City 'Restaurant 460 Alexandra Road #O3-01 PSA Building Singapore
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      139 8 Let’s "Lo Her Amidst “g Countryside Surroundings! i (For 10 persons) Good Luck ‘Salmon’ Fish Yu-Sheng Shark’s Fin Soup with Crabmeats Steamed Tialapia Boiled Live Prawns Roasted Crispy Chicken Fried Shrimps Chicken w/veg. in Yam-pot Stewed Tien-Tsin’ cabbage with ‘Fatt-Choy’ Braised ‘E-Fu’ Noodles Chilled Longans Pineapples 338 (For 10 persons)
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  • THE ARTS
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      Ken scores with his music
      467 9  -  By CELINE TEO THIS local musical is going the same way as Celine Dion's "Titanic" hit on and on thanks largely to the locally* penned soundtrack by maestro, Ken Low. Action Theatre's "Chang and Eng The Musical" was first staged here in June 1997. It
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      158 9 ONE lucky couple will win the following prizes sponsored by Copthome Orchid and Action Theatre: e One-night accommodation for two in a suite at Copthome Orchid with dinner for two at Palm% Asian Brasserie, e A pair of tickets to watch "Chang Eng The Musical" plus a chance to Oscie
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      42 9 Two halves are better than one Like the Siamese twins, Chang Eng we are special in our own ways City Weekly WEEKEND east, together they make an impact on your business To advertise, call Jill Lum at 740-1146 Serene Choong at 740-1151
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  • EATING OUT
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      Double dose of luck for now year
      281 10  -  Toss with a view of the sea By DESMOND NG LO HEI with a magnificent view of the sea and the Southern Islands at this fine Cantonese restaurant during the Lunar New Year period. At 88 Restaurant at the Cable Car Towers, diners
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      Where you can lo hei
      76 10 HERE are some hotels where you can go to lo hei with your family: Alison Hotel, Cafe Fontainebleau Good luck yu sheng (salmon) from $13.80 (for two persons) to $32.80 (eight persons). Amara, Tivoli Coffee House Fa cai yu sheng (ikan parang or salmon) $lB
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      94 10 88 RESTAURANT Level 12A, Cable Car Towers Hours: 11.30 am to 3 pm, 6.30 to 11.30 pm Tel: 271-1233 ■fiV SsSS wm. r llllifv w<*&■ z& i& x* &si m iJx 44$ x 44 44$ XK <vCf (anglish versicn (t:anttmc?s(? version) Make new friends in a "Flash" 'Coz you can
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      134 10 tii fS< c h a (fa&cC &fautce r'o&fUoA omM Roll-it-up yourself style Good Pohpiah m I Feb to 2 Mar '99 Traditional Yu Sheng Salmon Yu Sheng TeochewYu Sheng Available at Beach Raod outlet only. D Also enjoy Hokkien/Teochew specialities like Steamed Fish 1 (Teochew Style), Oyster, 2 Omelette, Hokkien
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  • Cooking With Violet Oon
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      Chap goh mei lucky dishes
      669 11 NOW that the Lunar New Year season is upon us, it is time to think of cooking for the auspicious meal to bring the celebrations to a spectacular close. I am talking about the second family reunion dinner on chap goh mei, the 15 th
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      100 11 R $12.00 MENU (Dining bv the River at Outdoor Area) 1) SotoßAo 3aka>* (Sambal £-uttle|-isk in 'Hof Plate) 2) jAy am <3\o>*eng Jakarta Fned Ckicken) 3) Sayo** Lodek (Mixed Vegetables in Coconut C\ra\ry) 4) Tak u Telu>* in Scrambled Scjgs) 5) Lembu Rendang (3eej- Rendang) 6) Seabass Panggang (Ckareoal Seabass)
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  • BITES
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      Toss to good fortune and health
      408 12 Lo Hei! Lo Hei! The popular tradition continues till chap go mei on March 2. While salmon is commonly used, it is now being substituted with an array of other firm-fleshed fish and luxury items such as lobster and abalone. Even Japanese favourites such
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      272 12 5 OL lc e. SHABU SHABU RESTAURANT 5, Coleman St. #O4-01, Excelsior Hotel S(*****5) Assorted Sashimi SabaShioyaki Gohan MisoSoup Dessert ofThe Day sl9.Bo+++ Assorted Sushi SabaShioyaki Gohan MisoSoup Dessert ofThe Day slB.Bo++ Unas Set Unagi Kabayaki ChawanMushi Gohan. MisoSoup Dessert ofThe Day sls.Bo+++ GManSet GindaraTeriyaki Chawan Mushi Gohan MisoSoup Dessert
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      99 12 3 Thasevi Food Famous Jalan Kayu Prata Restaurant (Formhj known as: Thasevi Food Eating House) The Traditional And Popular Roti Prata In Singapore (ONLY outlet, not associated with other branches). if. g fKAStyi. mm* 4*i*s sa?* ?»m rnrmm g J S —i r fr I mUCVi fON PM*** Wii Mi
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    She's just one of the boys
    467 16  -  Female guitarist is Ash's newest member By CELINE TEO LIKE all little boys, popular UK group, Ash, has grown up and now wants to play with girls. Boyish lead singer, Tim Wheeler and bass guitarist, Mark Hamilton, both 22, have been in a band
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